The Complete Guide to One Direction's 'FOUR'
The Buildup
After three wildly successful albums in three years—Up All Night, Take Me Home and Midnight Memories—the British boy band are at it again with FOUR, their appropriately titled fourth full-length. The album is scheduled to drop November 17 via Syco/Columbia Records. The guys also shared "Fireproof," the first song from the record. Read more about it here.
One Direction are under a five-year, five-album contract with Sony. This means the album that drops later this year may very well be their second to last with the label. Eeeep!
News of their fourth follows fear that the heartthrob of the group—Harry Styles—might pull a Justin Timberlake and leave the band. The International Business Times reported that the 20-year-old pop star has started recording on his lonesome, a myth the 1D team quickly debunked.
In early November the deluxe version of FOUR leaked, exposing the internet (and you!) to "Act My Age," "Illusion," "Change Your Ticket," and "Once in a Lifetime." Listen on Tumblr and check out our reading of the album's lovelorn lyrics here!
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